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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2015 Aug 26;37(2):364–371. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1080784

Table 2.

Rates of detoxification admissions following an outpatient treatment episode

Had a detox admission

n %
Overall 1,723 14.9
Engagement Status
  Engaged 583 14.6
  Not engaged 1,140 15.0
Gender
  Female 625 16.7a
  Male 1,098 14.0a
Age
  18–25 463 14.2a
  26–35 493 16.3a,b
  36–44 467 15.8c
  45+ 300 12.9b,c
Race/Ethnicity
  White 1,333 15.6a,d
  Latino 184 12.8a,b
  Black 174 14.6c
  Other 32 7.9b,c,d
Education
  Less than H.S. 453 14.3a
  H.S. Grad 935 16.2a,b
  More than H.S. 335 12.6b
Marital Status
  Married 192 11.6a
  Unmarried 1,531 15.4a
Housing Status
  Homeless 265 26.3a
  Not Homeless 1,458 13.8a
Employment Status
  Employed 414 9.6a
  Not Employed 1,309 18.0a
Insurance
  None 649 13.4a,b
  Public 860 20.2a,c
  Private/Other 214 8.6b,c
Referral Source
  Self/family 555 16.1a,b,c
  Criminal Justice 352 9.2a,d,g,h
  Health Professional 232 16.1d,e,f
  Substance Abuse Tx 450 24.5b,e,g,i
  Other 134 12.8c,f,h,i
Mental Health Treatment History
  Prior mental health treatment 835 16.1a
  No prior mental health treatment 888 13.8a
Substance Abuse Treatment History
  Residential treatment in prior year 65 14.5a
  No residential treatment in prior year 1,658 41.1a
  Outpatient treatment in prior year 279 29.4a
  No outpatient treatment in prior year 1,444 13.6a
Detox Admissions—Prior year
  No Detox services 750 8.1a,b
  1 Detox admission 400 30.9a,c
  2 Detox admissions 573 58.3b,c
Substance Use Severity
Alcohol
  Lowest tercile 522 14.4a
  Middle tercile 542 13.0b
  Highest tercile 659 17.4a,b
Marijuana
  Lowest tercile 581 15.8a
  Middle tercile 606 13.6a,b
  Highest tercile 536 15.5b
Cocaine/crack
  Lowest tercile 469 10.2a,b
  Middle tercile 492 14.0a,c
  Highest tercile 762 22.0b,c
Heroin
  Lower 30% 736 9.0a
  Higher 70% 987 28.9a

Notes: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,iSuperscripts connote pairs that are significantly different at the p < .05 level